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[–] [email protected] 40 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

This could mean that the right is realising they can't win the battle for trans rights. The right wing will try to find an "acceptable target" to spread hate about, in order to get their foot in the door and spread more hatred and prejudice for other groups. The fact that they're increasingly focusing on furries means that they realise they're slowly but surely losing their battle against trans rights and are trying to pivot to another target. I expect to see all their usual claims soon, talking about how furries are sexual predators, weird stuff about bathrooms (they already had that litterbox bullshit) accusations of grooming children, accusations of people being "secret furries" or something. It'll be rough for them.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It is thinkable, but to be honest the right does attack multiple targets at once, often without easing the general pressure onto other targets. This is true for the NSDAP before and after 1933, it is true for conservative evangelicals in Germany after the 70s, 90s or 2010s and the right extreme ethno nationalist identitary movement in German speaking countries.

In terms of campaign pressure it might be that there will be a relative weakening of agitation in campaigns against our trans comrades, I doubt it though. Not only cause quite a few of furry friend do identify as somewhat trans (often more politicized people or those longer in the community).

I do think the targeting is more aligned in trying to bind beastiality, lack of consent and conservative nightmare fantasies and homophobia, transphobia and perversion together as they did with anti gay action in the 60s and 70s in central Europe and the USA.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

I’m with you on this one. It’s beyond optimistic to hope that the fash are gonna run out of hate and have to start rationing it out.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

Yeah, exactly.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I thought the litterbox was discovered to be camping toilets in case if a mass shooting and q people starting blaming furries to distract from the actual issue